The Impact and Legacy of The Blair Witch Project

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This chapter explores the groundbreaking marketing strategies and cultural significance of 'The Blair Witch Project,' a film that transformed the horror genre with its found footage approach. It also draws insightful comparisons to 'Cannibal Holocaust,' examining themes of fear and emotional engagement in storytelling.

The dearth of fixed-line infrastructure that allowed the continent to leapfrog into the mobile-phone age now holds it back. We ask how to ensure the even spread of AI’s dividends. A stinking Seine has delayed the Olympic triathlon, but the river could one day help clean up Paris (7:09). And how “The Blair Witch Project” changed horror films (14:33).

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